Permalink Submitted by Priya Mahtani on Wed, 2020-12-16 11:38
Hello Peter,I'm new to the world of hosting and emergence, although resonate deeply with every word you've shared. I've recently been uplevelling my own competencies and started to "host" a few gatherings myself, although very much at the beginnings and I know I have a lot to learn. I'm especially interested in how to "best host the room and respond to its needs first." Sometimes in my very limited experience, I'm the one who checks out, so I guess some of my own inner work is to learn to stay grounded and present, no matter what else is going on in the room! I suspect that is more around projecting a false idea of who I think I need to be in the space in the first place, rather than just trusting my own intuitive knowing.As everything is evolving in real-time, of course the next moment can be rich, creative and full of awe, but navigating the inner feeling of flow, stopping and starting and awkwardness is a real thing!My heart says that hosting is the way forwards for humanity. I've never liked the hierarchical top-down approach of leadership and feel that true leadership works best when it's in service to the good of the whole, whatever the structure. (Could just be that I don't like being "told!" lol).I've lived in community in Auroville, South India and worked in non-hierarchical structures there and here in the UK in Steiner Waldorf communities, although hidden hierarchies in both did exist - which were arguably as corrosive as some more overt ones. I wonder if there's such a thing as a "hosting supervision camp" where those interested in deepening skills can come meet and share with others too.I have this feeling that weaving together with others in meta containers can only better help suppport and inform our own practice. I am certainly strengthened by the many groups I'm currently part of - but I guess I was wondering what might be available specifically for hosting.Grateful to be in contact with you and your work and the clarity and wisdom you have to share. The wise man who said "... we have not time to be anything other than gentle..." was wise indeed and a timely reminder for me to be gentle with my self in the process.
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Hello Peter,I'm new to the world of hosting and emergence, although resonate deeply with every word you've shared. I've recently been uplevelling my own competencies and started to "host" a few gatherings myself, although very much at the beginnings and I know I have a lot to learn. I'm especially interested in how to "best host the room and respond to its needs first." Sometimes in my very limited experience, I'm the one who checks out, so I guess some of my own inner work is to learn to stay grounded and present, no matter what else is going on in the room! I suspect that is more around projecting a false idea of who I think I need to be in the space in the first place, rather than just trusting my own intuitive knowing.As everything is evolving in real-time, of course the next moment can be rich, creative and full of awe, but navigating the inner feeling of flow, stopping and starting and awkwardness is a real thing!My heart says that hosting is the way forwards for humanity. I've never liked the hierarchical top-down approach of leadership and feel that true leadership works best when it's in service to the good of the whole, whatever the structure. (Could just be that I don't like being "told!" lol).I've lived in community in Auroville, South India and worked in non-hierarchical structures there and here in the UK in Steiner Waldorf communities, although hidden hierarchies in both did exist - which were arguably as corrosive as some more overt ones. I wonder if there's such a thing as a "hosting supervision camp" where those interested in deepening skills can come meet and share with others too.I have this feeling that weaving together with others in meta containers can only better help suppport and inform our own practice. I am certainly strengthened by the many groups I'm currently part of - but I guess I was wondering what might be available specifically for hosting.Grateful to be in contact with you and your work and the clarity and wisdom you have to share. The wise man who said "... we have not time to be anything other than gentle..." was wise indeed and a timely reminder for me to be gentle with my self in the process.